Testing Resources

Florida’s Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards were adopted by the State Board of Education on February 12, 2020. For resources to better understand the standards to which the assessments are aligned, please visit CPALMS.  

B.E.S.T. Writing Information

End of Course Examples (EOC)

The Education Code in the Florida Statutes mandates that public school students take the statewide, standardized End-of-Course (EOC) assessment that correlates with the course in which they are enrolled, such as: 

• Algebra 1

• Geometry

• Biology 1

• US History

• Civics

• EOC Information and Resources

• Calculator Policy

The Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST), which includes VPK through grade 10 Reading and VPK through grade 8 Mathematics assessments, will be administered as a progress monitoring assessment, which students will participate in three times per year: once in the fall (remote from home), again in the winter (remote from home), and lastly during the spring (in-person). Although fall and winter FAST administrations will be conducted in a remote session, Florida Virtual School students in grades 3-10 must return to their assigned test site (e.g., zoned school) for the spring administration.  

Learn More About FAST

Students enrolled in grades 5 and 8 participate in the Statewide Science Assessments. In accordance with section 1008.22(3)(b)2., Florida Statutes, middle grades students may not be tested on both the grade-level Statewide Science Assessment and the Biology 1 end-of-course (EOC) assessment. Students enrolled in Biology 1 must take the EOC assessment, not the grade-level Statewide Science Assessment.

Learn More About Statewide Science